Although this young man who grew up in new york believed in Judaism and often wore a black hat, a long beard and a long face, he found the true meaning of faith in the tradition of reggae songs. Therefore, he became one of the few (if not the only) singers in the world who sang reggae with typical Jewish appearance and identity. This is inevitably suspected of grandstanding, but he did not make a big fuss about it as a marketing weapon. More often, he is like a missionary with a mission, transmitting information through music. Therefore, it is even harder to imagine that when he was young, he did not want to go to Hebrew classes according to his parents' wishes and lived a hippie life in slippers. Youth is the first album released by the rebellious Jewish youth Matisse Yahu (formerly known as Matthew Miller) in a big company. Matisse Yahu released his first album Shake the Dust ... Rise and A Live Album were performed in Stubb's in 2004 and 2005 respectively, but neither of them received much attention from the media and fans. With the release of youth, the previously unknown Matisse Yahu made history overnight. Youth sold 65,438+065,438+09,000 copies in the first week after its release, making it the highest-selling reggae album in the first week since the birth of Nielsen SoundScan album sales statistics system in 65,438+09,965,438+0. This achievement surpassed other reggae artists, such as Sean Paul, Si Nuo, Shojaei, UB40, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley and the famous Bob Marley. They had previously entered the top 10 of the Billboard 200 album chart, and the previous record was created by Sean Paul's album "Trinity" last year.